Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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